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Buddhacarita by Ven Asvaghosa - Ancient Buddhist Texts

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Buddha-carita, or Life of Buddha - 212<br />

73. ‘The extractor of the barb of evil from all those who are wounded<br />

<strong>by</strong> evil, – he who is possessed of all distinctive marks and adorned<br />

with all signs,<br />

74. ‘With his body and limbs every way perfect, of pure conduct and<br />

perfectly clear mind, possessed of the ten powers, having great<br />

fortitude, learned with all learning,<br />

75. ‘Endowed with all the independent states, he who has attained the<br />

great Yāna, the lord of all Dharma, the ruler, the monarch of all<br />

worlds, the sovereign,<br />

76. ‘The lord of all wisdom, the wise, the destroyer of the pride of all<br />

disputers, the omniscient, the Arhat, possessed of the perfect<br />

knowledge, the great Buddha, the lord of saints;<br />

77. ‘The victorious triumphant overthrower of the insolence and pride<br />

of the evil Māra, the perfect Buddha, the Sugata, the wise one, he who<br />

brings the desired end to all beings,<br />

78. ‘Ever cognisant of past acts, never speaking falsely, a mine of<br />

perfect excellence and of all good qualities, the destroyer of all evil<br />

ways, the guide in all good ways,<br />

79. ‘The ruler of the world, the bearer of the world, the master of the<br />

world, the sovereign of the world, the teacher of the world, the<br />

preceptor of the world, he who brings to the world the Law, virtue,<br />

and its true end,

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